As Premier League Fan Fest arrives, Denver's importance to American soccer is clearer than ever

Denver hosts the latest Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest this weekend and the Mile High City has always played a key role in the American soccer landscape. And that impressive status continues to expand. Denver's geographical location makes it so important in linking up the rapidly expanding soccer heartlands of the Midwest and Texas with established soccer hubs on the West Coast. And this weekend we will see supporters' groups from so many different areas flock to Denver as it is ideally located between so many different regions of the United States of America. Denver truly feels like a perfect place for Premier League fans, and all soccer fans, to come together. The Premier League is going MILE-HIGH with a LIVE Fan Fest in Denver, Colorado on October 10th and 11th. ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/9ndeE7g9f2
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) September 27, 2026 Denver, are you READY?!

Here's everything you need to know before the big weekend! pic.twitter.com/Bm1CiDV6CC
— Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) October 8, 2026 The @CFCRockies are ready to showcase their hometown and proudly represent the Blues as the @PLinUSA 's Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest comes to Denver! ️ pic.twitter.com/nmcGJGJV68
— Chelsea FC USA (@ChelseaFCinUSA) October 8, 2026 Huge 2026 crowds underline Denver’s status as a surging soccer hub On the club and international stage, Denver has a long and proud tradition. But in recent months things have gone to a whole new level. In April 2026 the Colorado Rapids, one of the 10 founding members of Major League Soccer, recorded the second-largest attendance in league history as 75,824 fans packed the Broncos' home stadium Empower Field when Lionel Messi and Inter Miami rolled into town and put on a show. Even better from field level.

What a moment for Leo Messi. pic.twitter.com/ogfZ2btH1C
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 18, 2026 The NWSL's newest team, Denver Summit FC, drew a record crowd for the league of over 63,000 at the same stadium just a few weeks earlier as USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps, a Denver area native, is their star. The Summit have also unveiled impressive plans to build a brand new stadium of their own at Santa Fe Yards, just a few miles from downtown, and it should be completed in the next few years. Denver is a soccer city and it is clearly in the ascendancy. A record-setting inaugural home match for Denver Summit: 63,004 fans ️

The largest attendance in NWSL history! pic.twitter.com/JCWdKnQrPT
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) March 28, 2026 There have been multiple memorable national team games for the U.S. men's and women's teams over the years too, with one of the most famous games in USMNT history 'Snow Clasico' taking place at the home of the Colorado Rapids back in March 2013. The USMNT beat Costa Rica in a key World Cup qualifier with snow hammering down and epic scenes galore. It's been 12 years since the USMNT defeated Costa Rica in a frigid World Cup qualifier that was below freezing.

The conditions were such that Costa Rica protested the result.

It was so cold it was dubbed the 'Snow Clasico' ™️ pic.twitter.com/Z1xSi7saPn
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 22, 2025 Games at multiple Gold Cups have been held in Denver, it has been host to multiple MLS All-Star Games, huge club teams have played there and the Mexican national team have played multiple games there too. Denver's status as one of the top cities in the American soccer landscape is clear. DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 18: Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF walks during the first half of an MLS match against the Colorado Rapids at Empower Field At Mile High on April 18, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Ray Bahner/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) ISI Photos via Getty Images Mile High home comforts for USA Over the years it has also helped give the U.S. a proper home-field advantage. The USWNT have never lost in the state of Colorado, winning 10 of their 11 games all-time. COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO - JUNE 01: Lindsey Horan #10 of the United States takes a selfie with fans after playing the Korea Republic at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on June 01, 2024 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images) Getty Images When it comes to the USMNT, Colorado has pretty much always been a success for them too. They have an 8-1-0 record in Colorado (including four wins from four at the Rapids' home stadium in Commerce City) and no state where they've played more than six games in boasts a better win percentage for the USMNT. Perhaps both the USWNT and USMNT should pencil in a few more games for Colorado in the coming months and years? It truly feels like the sky is the limit for soccer in the Mile High City, and this weekend will showcase that. DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 18: Colorado Rapids supporters wave flags prior to an MLS match against Inter Miami CF at Empower Field At Mile High on April 18, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Ray Bahner/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) ISI Photos via Getty Images